Songs for Janet

Verse 1

Dust on the shelf where you left it Your name in the front, half faded Nobody else would keep this You never asked me to

Chorus

Janet, you're steadier than granite Nothing about you is a habit Two whole years I've held this planet Janet, you're the one I meant

Verse 2

My fingers know that paper spine Worn soft from all your reading Some part of you stayed in it Quiet, and hard to lose

Pre-chorus

Funny how a shelf can hold a heart Funny how I never noticed till you left Now every quiet room is asking for you

Chorus

Janet, you're steadier than granite Nothing about you is a habit Two whole years I've held this planet Janet, you're the one I meant

Bridge

Come back and take the book down Put your name back in my hands

Chorus

Janet, you're steadier than granite Nothing about you is a habit Two whole years I've held this planet Janet, you're the one I meant

Outro

I'll leave the spine right where it rests Waiting, the way I wait for you

Verse 1

Rain comes off your coat in lines Falls on stone in slow designs One dark drop, then two, then more Like my heart keeping score

Chorus

Janet, you're the calm I choose Steady as the evening news Some folks chase a shifting tide I just want you by my side

Verse 2

I watched that puddle start to grow Small and quiet, taking its time to show You don't rush what's meant to last You just hold it, steady and vast

Pre-chorus

I've counted every drop that fell Every quiet thing I couldn't tell Now it's rising, and I need to say

Chorus

Janet, you're the calm I choose Steady as the evening news Some folks chase a shifting tide I just want you by my side

Bridge

No thunder, no big display Just water finding its own way That's how you love, plain and true That's why I keep loving you

Chorus

Janet, you're the calm I choose Steady as the evening news Some folks chase a shifting tide I just want you by my side

Outro

The rain has stopped, the stone stays grey You're still here, and here's where I'll stay

Verse 1

The glass sits warm on the sill Watching the ice go slow You never rushed a single thing You let the feeling grow

Chorus

Janet, you're steady as the evening light Nothing about you is rushed or thin Janet, I could watch you all my life Slow is just how the loving win

Verse 2

Some hearts melt fast and disappear Gone before the glass runs dry You stay clear right to the bottom You never gave me a reason why

Pre-chorus

I used to want the quick, bright burn Now I want the long, slow thaw Come closer, let me say your name again

Chorus

Janet, you're steady as the evening light Nothing about you is rushed or thin Janet, I could watch you all my life Slow is just how the loving win

Bridge

No need to hurry what already stays No need to chase what's already true I'll sit here through the whole slow fade Just to keep on looking at you

Chorus

Janet, you're steady as the evening light Nothing about you is rushed or thin Janet, I could watch you all my life Slow is just how the loving win

Outro

The glass sits empty now, the light gone gold Still, I'd wait here for you every time

Verse 1

The foam slides back so softly on the sand tonight You are held here safe while the pale moon starts to climb Nothing out there in the dark can dim your light Rest now, little Janet, we have all the time

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the tide keep turning low and slow Every breath you take is folding into mine Close your eyes and feel the gentle hush begin to grow

Chorus

Janet, you are the calm the whole wide night is keeping You shine for me like something carved from granite and from light Janet, there is no corner of the dark worth weeping You are held, you are safe, you are mine tonight

Verse 2

Somewhere the water turns and turns without a sound You are the reason every quiet hour feels kind Sleep pulls you gently down as soft as ground Nothing in this whole wide world will you ever find

Bridge

Let the small waves carry off the worry of the day You do not have to hold on to a single thing

Chorus

Janet, you are the calm the whole wide night is keeping You shine for me like something carved from granite and from light Janet, there is no corner of the dark worth weeping You are held, you are safe, you are mine tonight

Outro

The foam will slide back gently long after you have gone to sleep You are the one soft light I promise I will always keep

Verse 1

Warm water settles now and the small bubbles start to rise One little bubble catches light and holds it just for you Everything hums so soft beneath these sleepy heavy eyes Rest here a while where the water sings so low and true

Pre-chorus

Steam curls up slow around you like a blanket made of air Nothing can reach you here, no worry and no care Close your eyes now, love is waiting just to hold you there

Chorus

Janet, you shine like the last bubble left upon the water Softly you glow before you drift away to sleep Nobody else could ever match you, Janet You are the calm this whole house wants to keep

Verse 2

Candlelight leans low and gold across the quiet tiled floor Somewhere a clock ticks gentle, counting down the day You are the reason this small room feels warmer than before Sleep now, my dear, the night will carry you away

Bridge

Every bubble bursts so soft and leaves no trace of sound But you, my love, will still be here when morning comes around

Chorus

Janet, you shine like the last bubble left upon the water Softly you glow before you drift away to sleep Nobody else could ever match you, Janet You are the calm this whole house wants to keep

Outro

Somewhere the water settles still and the light begins to fade Sleep now, you are the brightest thing this quiet house has made

Verse 1

The wool lies folded softly on the old wooden chair waiting there so patiently to warm you everywhere every thread was woven thinking only of your rest so let it come and wrap you now, you are so deeply blessed

Pre-chorus

The room is turning quiet as the lamp begins to fade hush is spreading gently through the peace that we have made so close your eyes, my darling, and let the night persuade

Chorus

Janet, you are held here, safer than a stone nothing in the wide dark world can leave you on your own Janet, like a planet you are cradled and you turn wrapped in steady orbit while the small home fires burn

Verse 2

The seat has kept your shape there since the afternoon light fell waiting for you softly like a story it could tell every fold remembers just how dearly you are held so let the blanket gather you, let every worry melt

Chorus

Janet, you are held here, safer than a stone nothing in the wide dark world can leave you on your own Janet, like a planet you are cradled and you turn wrapped in steady orbit while the small home fires burn

Bridge

Sleep will come the way the wool falls slowly into place gentle as a hand that gently settles on your face

Chorus

Janet, you are held here, safer than a stone nothing in the wide dark world can leave you on your own Janet, like a planet you are cradled and you turn wrapped in steady orbit while the small home fires burn

Outro

The blanket waits to hold you long after this song ends rest now in the warmth of all the love that never bends